Tire-core-stripping machine



UNITED smregalrsnr orifice CURT KUENTZEL, or AKRON, cino, assis-Non NEW Yonx, N. A conne-n.

TIRE-CORE-STRIFPING Milf Application aies apra se,

'To @ZZ whom. it may concernf Be it known that I; C'Cn'r Kman'rzin,a a citizen of the United States, residing at Akron, in the county of Summit and State oi. Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful. Tire-Core-Stripping Machine, of which the following is a specification.

Thisk invention relates to machines for stripping soft-bead pneumatic tire casings from the cores on which they have 'been vulcanized. One object is to provide an apparatus whereby the casing may be removed with a minimum of strain and abrasive action thereon, and a further object is to render the operation completely automatic through one cycle thereof when initiated by a simple controlling act, such as the movement of a starting handle to its first operating position. Incidental objects consist in the provision of novel instriunentalities and combinations'n a machine of this general type as will more fully hereinafter appear.

Of the accompanyingv drawings,

Figure l is a longitudinal vertical sec- .tion of a tire-stripping machine embodying my invention, showing the work-in position` those of the stripping fingers and connections in the back-ground being omitted in this view for the sake of clearness.

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation, partly broken away. I

Fig. 3 is a front elevation.

Figs. 4 and *fr are horizontal sections on the correspondingly-numbered lines of Fig.

Figs. 6 and T are sections on the correspondingly-numbered lines of Fig. l.

Fig. 8 is a cross-section of part of a core -and tire showing a modified form of stripping finger. y

In the-drawings, 10 is a tram@ and ll is a shaft mounted to turn in bearings on 'brackets l2, 13 thereon. ll is an annular tire core or mandrel of the usual solid" type on which soft-bead clenclier tire casings are formed and cured. 1.5 is a tire c asing on the core, the core and casing being represented in full lines in Fig. l and in broken lines in Fig. 3. 16', 16 are the beads or edge portions of the casing;

On the front bracket 13 is located a chuck or core-holder comprising two rigidly- .mounted upwardly projecting, divergenty arms 17, 17 with pointed, ends for engaging i the grooved inner periphery. vor theA core, 65 and a third downwardly-,progeating arm 18 Specification oi 'Letters Eatent.

` centric with said shaft.

nostrani@ or riait New -vl\`\l"..-,- or v i the cole Minn is supported by the tn o upper armsj saidy core being thus removably mounted and clamped on the holdervconcentrically with the shaft ll and the strippingmembers, and adapted to be quickly exchanged for a fresh core. The chuck-arm 18 comprises a body portion 19 radially7 slidable in a socket 2G in the hub ot' the bracket 13 and formed `with a short gear Vrack 2l, and a threaded point member screwed into said body and having a (.'heck-nut 23, whereby the point may be adjusted' and fixed on the body. Rack 2l meshes with a gear segment 2% on a rock-shaft 'from which depends an arm 26 connected by a telescopic spring link :2T with an arm. l28 on a second rock-shaft 29, the latter being oscillated by a sliding cam as hereinafter described7 to operate the chuck-arm 18; the Spring link furnishing a yielding connection which* prevents breakage under the positivev action of the cam. y

30 is a volute cam fixed Ato the l,shaft `l1 immediately in back of the bracket 13' and having a semi-circular small portion 31 con- A series of rollers 32, mounted on the ends' of leversV 33' which are fulcrumed at 3ft. on the'frame, bear on the periphery of this cam, and are yieldingly held against it by springs 35 attached to the levers. The forward ends of the levers are forked and formed with longitudinal slots 3C occupied by the pivot pins 37 of av series of tire-stripping fingers Each pivot pin is extended at both ends to enter'a pair of slots 39 toi-med in brackets i0 between'which the finger 3S is guided radially' as' a whole and on which its pivot pinlis guided by the slots 3) in a path which approximately parallels the side contour of the core).` the slots 36 in the lever permitting theaccompanying longitudinal movement of the'pin'on said 100 lever. A leaf spring l on the ylever 33 holds 'the extremity of the finger 3b in its starting position against the tongue of the coreV when the Vlever is deyn'essed. and av pin 42 on the hub of the finger.y engaging a stoppin 105 on one ot' the brackets l), prevents the rfinger from .falling forward it no core is'present when the parts are in this VVposition.` lThe upper extremity ot the strippingiinger is formed with short point or. projection-l: 1.10--

to catch under the toe of the tire bead 16, and with a rest or shoulder 45 for engaging the base of said bead and pushing thereon with the avoidance of a substantial degree of insertion of the finger between the tire casing and the core.

In lIfig. 1 the retracted or .starting position of the lever and stripping finger is shown in full lines and their fully projected or 'finishing position is shown in broken lines. T o hold the several levers and fingers in their projected positions when they :have been moved thereto by the cam 30, I provide each lever 33 at a point near its fulcrum with a heel projection 46 against the curved forward side of which abutsa block 47 adapted to slide between suitable guide bars 48 (Figs. 1 and 6) on j a sleeve 49 which is mounted to slide axially on the shaft 11 and is held from rotation by means of a fixed pin 50. The several blocks 4471 are provided with pins 51 sliding in holes in a segmental plate 52 affixed tothe sleeve 49 and are 'yieldingly projected rearwardly by springs 53 surrounding these pins. -When the heel projection 46 on a lever 33 rises past the highest point on a block 47 the latter automatically Slides under said heel projection and prevents the lever from returning, the rearward movement of the block being limited by a segmental stop plate 54 affixed to the rearend of the sleeve. The sleeve49 is projected rearwardly by a spring 55 and at lts forward endis provided with studs 56 engaged by the forkedupper endrof a lever 56a fulcrumed on the frame at 57 for drawing the sleeve forward to restore the several blocks 47 to their positions in front of the heel projections 46.

For operating these several instrumentalities, I provide on the bed of the frame 10 ,at the rear of the machine an upright pneumatic cylinder 58 containing a piston 59 whose rod 60 extends upwardly to a crosshead 61, which slides vertically on a pair of guide rods 62. 63 is an. upper cross-head also adapted to slide on said rods and 64, 65 j are a pair of bars which connect these cross heads and upon which are secured a pair of vertical gear racks 66, 67 lying respectively in back and in front of the transverse axial plane of the piston rod. Loosely mountedl on the 'sliaft 11 are a pair of gear segments 68, 69 meshing with the respective racks 66, 67 and having pins 70, 71 on which are pivoted pawls 72, 73 vieldingly pressed against fixed to the rear end ofthe rock slrafti29,

said shaft having another arm 8'1c,ei:nected with a spring 82 for holding said roller against the cam bar.

F or actuating the sleeve 49 to retract the lever-locking blocks 47, I provide a push'i'od 83 (Figs. 1 and 7) whose forward'end is;

pivoted at 84 to the lever 56a, while its rear end is supported and guided on a T-bloc-k 85 mounted to slide-horizontally in a guide 86 on the frame, and on a pin 87 on thispush rod I pivot a gate latch 88 which yields-- against a spring 89 to an upward thrust ex-A erted against a roller 90 at its rearendbut is held by a pair of stop lugs 91. 92 on said latch and push rod respectively in rigid alinementwiththe push rod when a down-1 ward thrust is exerted against said roller. These upward and downward thrusts are exerted respectively bythe square upper face and 'curved lower face of a cani 92 which underliesthe roller 90 in the lowest position` of the piston\59, displaces said latch pivotallyjand passes its roller on the up stroke of the .piston and'exerts a resultant horizontal thrust against said latch and push rod on the down stroke 'of said piston., 100

Control of the air distribution is effected by a four-way valve device 93 of ordinary construction, whose casing is providedy with a compressed air supply pipe 94, an exhaust branch 95 opposite thereto. a pipe 96 leading to the lower end of the air cylinder 58"and an opposite pipe 97 leading to the upper end of said cylinder. plug is mounted a'gear segment 98 having an oscillation angle of 90O and meshing with another gear segment 99 on a rock shaft 100 to ywhich is aflixed a controlling handle 101 operating over a sector 102. In' the middle position of this handle the valve is in its neutral position and blanks all the ports. In the upper position of the handle, comthrough the pipe 96 to the lower end'of the air cylinder, while the upper end thereof is exhausted through the pipe 97 andthe outle't branch 95. In the lower position ot the handle, 'compressed air is supplied from pipe 94 through the pipe 97 to the upper end of the air cylinder and the llower end thereofis exhausted through pipe 96 and the-branch 95. On the rock shaft is affixed a trip flug 103 adapted to be alternately-encountered by4 two lugs 104, 105 .on the rack bar 65 as the piston 59 near the upper end and the On the stern of the valve los `11s pressed air is supplied from the pipe 94 lower end of its stroke respectively, lug 104 serving to turn the controlling vali'e froma position in which it has 'been charging the lowerend and exhausting the upper "endl of the cylinder to the reverse position which charges the `upper end and exhaustsl the lower end, while the lug 105' restores the valve toits neutral position.

At the beginning of a cycle of operations lthe parts have the positions shown in Figs.

1 and 2. A core 14.- liaving a vulcanized tire casing y thereon is placed on the rigid upper. chuck arms 17 and the air valve controlling handle 101'is thrown to its upper position on the sector 102. Compressed air is thereby admitted to the lower endof the air cylinder'8 while its upperend is opened to the exhaust, the trip lug 103 being at the segment 68, pawl 72 and lug 76. The pawl' i axis).

same time turned ldownwardly away from the lug 105. .The initial upward movement of piston 59 causes the cam bai-'78 to displace the roller 79 thereby turning the rockd shaft 29 which oscillates the roel; shaft 25 through arms 28 :and 26 and the connecting link 27, depressing the movable chuck arm 18'against the inner periphery of the tire core so as firmly to clamp said core in place. The action of iirst closing the chuck without operating' the'stripper fingers may be allowed for either'on the profile of the cam I 30 or by 73 and their lugs 76, 77.

a lost motion between the pawls 72, While the chuck is being closed the rollers 32 are on thelsmall concentric portion of cam 30.v Further upward movement `of the piston 59 causes the cam shaftll to be turned through an angle of 180 by the action of the rack 66, pinion other 180o of travel during the down stroke of the piston. As said down stroke is com-l pleted, the action of lug 105 against the lug 103 restores the control valve to its neutral.

, port blanking position. Thus the action of .the machine is made completely automatic i after its initiation by turning the handle 101 `to its upper position. In making one complete revolution in the manner described, the

volutem'portion of cam 30 acting upon the .successively moves the several ...lever-s 33and stripper Fingers 38 from their vfull liI-ie'positions. to

their broken line positions. inducted in Fig. 1 and the locking blocks 17 successively slipping under the heel lroinectirns 46 on saidlevers serve to retain the latter in' their projected positionsatter the peint .at the cani-has passed beyond their rollers 32. vThe outwardfradial movementof the stripper finger -38 'causes their extremities to travel along the inner side face and.'

over on the tread or crown 'of the core, 14 on the upper half or semi-circle of its crcnmference and the shape ofthe ends of saidV lingerf causes them'to push againstyth'e'base of the inner bead 160i the tire vcasing andorce it 'Sover the crown of the `core*without'r'subI- stantially lifting said bead away from the core as indicated by the broken. line position of the upper part of said casing' in Fig.V 1,

while the lower 'part of the casing remains in position on the core. At the completionot` f this operation the tire issuiliciently free of the core tol bel pulled, oi the remaining distance withl small effort' or to drop'o by gravity. In the latter part ofthe down strolre of the piston the7 curved yunder side of lug 92l displaces Lthe latch 88 and push rod 83 to ther-ight as viewed inFig. 1,

'thus moving-the sleeve 49 orward`on--sthe shaft 11 and causing its plate 63 lto restore the locking blocks 47 simultaneously to their positionsin front of the heel projectionse,

.thus permitting the springs 35 to restore sie the levers 33 and stripper fingers 38 to their starting positions. As the piston completes its down stroke, the cam bar 78 Awithdraws from under-.the roller 79 and allows spring 82 to retract the chuck a1m'18, thereby uns clamping the tirecore. It'will be seen that not only is'the action ofthe machine made completely automatic through .one cycle of' operations after movement of the controlling` lever 101 to its-upper position but also the construction'and arrangement of the stripping tools and their operating devices is such that there is no sliding or abrasive action whatever of the Itools upon the tire either circumferentially-or 'transversely ou.

theinner surface thereof and the bead is stretched the minimum amount necessary to let the core out of the casing, in'yvhich re' spects my invention improves upon the action of prior devices for strippingtires from' their cores. 'l

Fig. 8 shows a modified form of Stripr'ii'n,

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finger 38a which, when used .with suitably arranged operating devices of the general nature above described, can be vvmadeto opg erate between the inside of the tire casing and the surface of the core for the;v .urposo ot' lifting'the bead at a. plurality `ol 'points on one sideaway from and over the-tread of the core, but this modified construction and 'mode of operation is considered less de sirable than what has been previouslyndescribed, because of the fact that the bead is more stretched, -the linger has to move a v greater distance overi'he tread of the' core in order to getthe tire o zand 'the transverse sliding contact betweenth'efinger and the inner surface off the tire' is more apt to' produce an injury. .to the latter than where rae izof

the bead is merely pushed over as indicated in Fig. l.

I claim:

l. In a machine for stripping tire casiiigs from cores, the combination of core-supporting means, and a semi-circular series of tire- Vstripping members having a substantiall)v fixed relation to the core circuinferentially thereof aiid adapted to act radially thereof to force an edge of the tire casing over the core on one part of the tire circumference 'while the-opposite pait ,remains substantially part isv and laterally over the tread portion of the-y core'and grouped in a circumferentiallyfixed relation to said core over substantiallyk half only of its circumference, and an oper- -atin means common to said grou) of y tire-stripping Substantially half of the core circumference,

fingers.

3. In a machine for stripping tiie casings Vfrom cores, the combination of a coreholder, a tire core removable supported thereon. a group of radially-acting tire-,stripping fingers mountedfin circiimferentially-fixed relation thereto, and means ,for successively projecting said fingersand so holding them in order progressively to force an edge of the tire casing over the core.

4.' In a machine for stripping tire casings from' cores, the combination of`a fixed core holder, a group of circumferentially-fxed membersdistributed over and operating means common to said members adapted successively to project them and hold them projected;

5. Ina machine for'sti-'ipping tire casings from cores, the combination of a core holder,

l -and means' acting on the bead only of the tire casing, over substantially one-half part onlyof itscircumference, for pushing said part of the bead out on the side and over VAthe tread of its poi-tion of the core while the opposite part, of the casing remains i n position on the core until theY part which is being pushed over is clear.

6. In a machine for stripping tirecasings from cores, the combination of acore holder,

a tire Icore thereon. and strippingI devices positioned at a plurality of points in fixed relation to its circumference, andl adapted 'to act against the baseof thetire bead while said bead is substantially held against the side of the core during its 'outward traverse thereon, for pushing said bead outwardly and over the tread kof the core.

7. In a machine for .stripping tire casings from cores, the combination of a core holder, a tire stripping machine having a relatively short projection for insertion under the toe of a tire lbeadand an adjacent shoulder for engaging the base of' the bead, and means for operating said member to push said bead outwardly on the core without substantially lifting the bead away from the core.

8. In a machine for stripping tire casings from cores, the |combination of a core holder, a tire stripping finger mounted in a circumferentially fixed relation to the core, a lever fulcruined in the rear ,of said core-holder and pivotally connected with said finger, and means for swinging said lever to carry the` finger radially outward and force the tire b'ead outwardly and-then forward over the core.

9. In a machine for stripping tire casings from cores, the combination of a core holder, a tire core mounted thereon, a tire stripping finger adapted to act against the base of the tire bead to push said bead outwardly on ,the side and over the tread of the core, and` means for guiding a point on said finger remote from its acting end in a path substantially parallel with the side contour of the core.

l0. In a machine for stripping tire cas-- ings from cores, the combination of a core holder, a-finger actuator, a lire stripping finger pivotally connected with said actuator, and means for guidingtlie pivot. of said finger' in a path substantially reproducing the side profile of a tire core having the shape of the inside of the finished tire.

1l. In a machine for stripping tire casings from cores, the combination of a core holder, a finger actuating lever fulcrumed in the i'ear of said holder, a tire stripping fingeipivotally connected with said lever, and a fixedly mounted guide for the pivot of said finger. l

1Q. In a machine for stripping tire easiiigs from cores, the combination of a coreholder, a finger actuating leverV fulcrumed in the rear thereof,a tire stripping finger pivotally and slidingly connected with said lever, and means for guiding the pivotal point of' said finger ina-path substantially imitating the sidecontour of a normal tire 13. a machine for stripping tire casings from cores, the combination of a core holder, a tire, stripping nger having lat- -e'i'ally projecting pivot studs, a pair of'fivedl ings from cores, the combination of a core holder, a pair of fixed guide members having a radial finger guiding space between them and formed with pivot guiding slots, a tire stripping finger mounted to travel between said members and having pivot studs having a substantially right-angled relation 'to the lever when the latteris .retracted and a substantially alined relation thereto when the liever is projected.

16. In a machine for stripping tire casings from cores, the combination of'a` core holder, a finger actuatinglever fulcruined in the rear of said holder, a tire stripping fin-. pivotally connected with the forward end of said lever and adapted to have its operating end supported by the core when moving outwardly thereon, and, means to prevent said finger from falling forward in itsJ retracted position when no core is present. y

17. In a machine for stripping tire casings from., cores, t-he combination of a core holder, a finger actuating lever pivotally connected therewith, a spring for yieldingly turningsaid finger on the lever toward the core, a guide for said finger, and a stop on said guide to. limitthe forward 'pivotal movement ofthe retracted finger -wheii no core is present.

1S. In. a machine for stripping tire casings from cores, the combination of a core holder, a series of tire stripping members mounted in fixed angular relation thereto, and a cam for successively projecting said members.

19.V In a machine for stripping tire casf ings from cores, the combination of a core holder, avseries' of tire str-ipping fingers, a

series of levers pivotally connected with said fingers, and a cam acting on said levers for successively swinging them into finger projecting position.

, 20.- In a machine for stripping tire casings from cores. the combination of a core holder. asenii-ciicular series of tire stripping fingers mounted in fixed angular relation to said core, a cam shaft, and a cam on said shaft having an approximately semicircular portion concentric with said shaft and a volute port-ion adapted successively7 to project said fingersV in one revolution of the cam.y Y

Q1. In a machine for stripping tire casings from cores. the combination of a core holder, a semi-circular series of finger actuating levers fulcrumed in the rear thereof, a series oii core stripping fingers pivotallv connected with said levers, and a cam acting on said levers and adapted in one revolution ing said locking devices.

to swing said levers successively into finger projecting position. f y y 22.1In a machine for stripping .tire casings from cores, the combination of a. core holder, a tire strippingnger,a finger actuator, a cam for operating said actuator, an autoinatical locking device to hold said actuator in its finger projecting positiomand means for retracting saidlockingdevicet 23. In a machine, foi'-strip piiig-tiie casings from cores, the combination of a core holder, a' series of tire stripping :fingers mounted in fixed angular relation thereto, a series of finger'actuating levers,a series of' lever locking devices yieldinglv actuated'in a direction to hold said levers in their finger projecting positions, a cam adapted successively to swing said levers intosaid positions, and means for simultaneouslyretract- 24. In a'inacliine for stripping-tire casings from cores, the combination of a core holder, a cam shaft substantially concentric there witlna cam on said shaft, a series oflinger actuating levers semi-circularlyv i grouped about said shaft and adapted to' be successively projected by the cam, tire stripping fingers operated by said levers, a sleeve axially slidable. on said shaftva series of lever-locking members on said sleevehaving springs urging them axially thereon into levenloeking position, and meansfor sliding said sleeve along the sha-ft to simultaneously retract said devices. 'r

' 25. In a machine for stripping tire casings from cores, the combination of a core holder. a series of tire stripping members mounted in fixed relation thereto c-irciimferentially of the core, a cam adapted ink one revolution successively to project said members, anda reciprocating fluid actuated device adapted in one out stroke and-one in stroke to iin-- part one revolution to said cam.

26. In a machine for stripping tire casings from cores, the combinationof a coreholding chuck, a tire stripping member and means for actuating said tire stripping member, and means actuated by the faforesaid means for automatically actuating said chuck in predetermined relation tothe action of said tire stripping member.

27. In a machine for stripping tirecasings from cores, `the combination of ac 'o're--hold- `ing chuck,` a tire stripping member,a fiuid pressure 'cylinder and piston. and connections whereby the movement oflsaid `piston first operates'said chuck to grip vthe core and then operates said tire ystripping member.

28. In a machine for stripping tire casings from cores, the combination of core holding chuck, a series of tire stripping fingers, a y' cam adapted successively t o project said fin-v gers, a fluid. pressure cylinder and piston, and connections whereby' said piston on itsl out-stroke' and in-stroke turns the cam i tire and for operating said tire stripping through one revolution and at the beginning of its out-stroke operates said chuck to grip the core. Y

- 29. In a machine for stripping tire casings y from cores, the combination of a core-holdlng chuck, a. series of tire stripplng members,

means for operating `said chuck to grip the members to project and retract' the same, a controlling device for setting said operating means in action, and a connection between said operating means and controlling device l f `whereby the machine automatically com- ,pletes one cycle of operation andA then lstops when the controlling device has been set in its initialstarting position.

30. In a machine for stripping tire casings from cores,the combination of a core holder, a series of tire stripping. members, operating means vfor projecting and retracting said members, a -controller for said operating.

` from cores, the combination of a core holder,

4a series of tire stripping members, means adapted successively to project said members,.locking means for vholding them projected, lock retracting means, means common to the tire stripping members, the locking means andthe lock retracting means for operating the same, a controller for said operating means, and connections between said controller and operating means whereby lthe machine completes one cycle of operations and then stops 'when the controller is set in its starting position.

32.v In a machine'for stripping tire cas ings `from cores, the combination of a core holder, tire stripping devices, a iiuid presj sure ,cylinder and piston for operating said devices, anda controlling valve for said cylinder actuated by the traverse of the piston.

4 chuck to grip the core and then project and y `retract saidfmembers, a valve for controlling j the admission and exhaust of both ends of 33.v In a` machine for1 strippimigjtirey cas'- ings from cores, the combination of a core holding chuck, a series of tlrestripping members, a double acting `fluid pressure cylinder and piston adapted vto, operate said said cylinder, and adapted to be'manually j placed in a starting position, and valve tripping means actuated by theftraverse; of the rack and piston for reversin said valve at the end of the out-stroke o the' piston and moving it to neutraly position at theend of the instroke. A

34. Ina machine for s trippingtire' casings from cores, thecombinatio'n of a core holder, a series oftire stripping members, a cam adapted successively to project said mem-A bers,agcam shaft, a fluid pressurecylinder and piston, and a pair oflalternately-acting plinion devices, and associated` one- Wayclutc es forimparting one revolution to s'aidcam shaft during an out-strokeand an -in-'stroke of the piston. i f

35.' Inl a machine for stripping tire casings from cores, the combination of a core holder, a series of tire 'stripping members, a cam for successively projecting said members, locking devices for holding them projected, a retractor for said locking devices', retracting connectionsincluding a pushrod' and a one-way latch thereon, a -.fluid pressure cylinder and piston having connections for imparting one revolution to said cam during an out-stroke and an in-stroke vof the piston, and cam mea-ns connected with said' piston and adapted on theout-stroke thereof to displace said latch and on the iii-stroke to operate thepush rod and thereby retract the l locking devices. a v

36; -In a machine for stripping tire lcasings from cores, the combination of a core holding chuck, a shaft concentric therewith andhaving -a cam, a seriesof tire stripping members adapted to be successively projected in one revolution of said cam, a lock retracting sleeve movable axially of said shaft and having a series of locking devices adapted to hold said members projected, a doubleacting fluid pressure cylinder andv piston, .connections from said piston to the yshaft for turning the latter through one .revolution on an out-stroke and an iii-stroke of the piston, means connected with saidpiston for actuating said chuck to -grip the core on'the out-stroke of theZ piston and for actuating said retracting A, sleeve on lthe in-stroke thereof, .a valveV controlling -admission 'and CURT KUENTZL 

